XNAL domain elements

The xNAL domain elements represent a subset of the Extensible Name and Address Standard. The domain can be included in any topic type or map, although the implementations provided by OASIS only include it in the bookmap specialization. It is used to encode information about the author or authors of DITA information.

1. xNAL usage guidelines Extended information and usage examples for DITA bookmap metadata elements associated with OASIS xNAL Standard (extensible Name and Address Language).
2. authorinformation The <authorinformation> element contains detailed information about the author or authoring organization.
3. addressdetails The <addressdetails> element contains information about the address of the author or authoring group.
4. administrativearea The <administrativearea> element contains information about a county, state, or province.
5. contactnumber A <contactnumber> element contains a telephone number.
6. contactnumbers The <contactnumbers> element contains a list of telephone and fax numbers.
7. country The <country> element contains the name of a country.
8. emailaddress The <emailaddress> element contains an e-mail address.
9. emailaddresses The <emailaddress> element contains a list of e-mail addresses.
10. firstname The <firstname> element contains the person's first name.
11. generationidentifier The <generationidentifier> element contains information about the person's generation, such as: Jr, III, or VIII.
12. honorific The <honorific> element contains the person's title, such as: Dr., Mr., Ms., HRH.. or Grand Exalted Wizard.
13. lastname The <lastname> element contains the person's last name.
14. locality The <locality> element contains information about the city and postal or ZIP code. It can contain the information directly, or by acting as a wrapper for <localityname> and <postalcode>.
15. localityname The <localityname> element contains the name of the locality or city.
16. middlename The <middlename> element contains the person's middle name or initial.
17. namedetails The <namedetails> element contains information about the name of the author or the authoring organization.
18. organizationinfo The <organizationinfo> element contains detailed information about an authoring organization.
19. organizationname The <organizationname> element contains name information about the authoring organization.
20. organizationnamedetails The <organizationnamedetails> element contains information about the name of an authoring organization.
21. otherinfo The <otherinfo> element contains other name information about the author or authoring organization.
22. personinfo The <personinfo> element is a wrapper containing all relevant data about a person, including name, address, and contact information.
23. personname The <personname> element contains name information about the author.
24. postalcode The <postalcode> element contains information about the postal code or the ZIP code.
25. thoroughfare The <thoroughfare> element contains information about the thoroughfare - for example, the street, avenue, or boulevard - on which an address is located.
26. url The <url> element contains a Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
27. urls The <urls> element contains a list of Uniform Resource Locators (URLs).

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